只有一个作者才能够理解,一个伟大的编辑如何能做到既是一位父亲、母亲、教师,也是一个魔鬼或者上帝。——约翰·斯坦贝克在美国出版业的黄金时代,帕斯卡·柯维希和约翰·斯坦贝克长达30年(1934—1964)的友谊一直被传为佳话,对于今天的出版人亦有无尽的启示。约翰·斯坦贝克是美国著名的小说家、文体学家、新闻记者和社会批评家。他是继刘易斯、奥尼尔、赛珍珠、福克纳和海明威之后,第6位获得诺贝尔文学奖的美国人,被公认为20世纪美国最重要的作家之一。斯坦贝克一生创作了近20部小说,主题涉及文 Only one author can understand how a great editor can be both a father, mother, teacher, a devil or a god. - John Steinbeck In the golden age of the publishing industry in the United States, the friendship between Pascal Covich and John Steinbeck for 30 years (1934-1964) has always been described as a story and endless inspiration to today’s publishers. John Steinbeck is a famous American novelist, stylist, journalist and social critic. He is the sixth American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature following Lewis, O’Neill, Pearl Buck, Faulkner and Hemingway and is widely recognized as one of the most important American writers of the 20th century. Steinbeck created nearly 20 novels throughout his life, with topics related to the text